Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Asian American Literature (May 2021)

The Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon is back! In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Kundiman and Wikimedia NYC are teaming up for another weeklong Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon focusing on Asian American literature. Since 2018, Kundiman and Wikimedia NYC and DC have partnered to address the erasure of Asian American writers online. With the help of our communities, we have collectively added over 80,000 words on Asian American literature to Wikipedia. Though Wikipedia is a widely-used global resource, the second most popular website in the U.S., it is predominantly edited by white men, and that imbalance shows in its expertise. Creating and adding to articles on Wikipedia is a way for the community to come together to demonstrate literary activism and to increase the visibility of Asian American writers online.

There is no experience required, and Wikipedia newbies are encouraged! We will offer three free online trainings via Zoom throughout the week, thanks to Wikimedia NYC. Join us at any time to pitch in during #KundimanWikiWeek!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

How to join us

 * Register for a Workshop! You can register for a free Wikipedia training on Zoom, or let us know that you don’t need to attend a training, but will be editing with us. After you sign up, we’ll be sending you an e-mail with more detailed instructions for the week. If you don’t have time to attend a training, you can take a look at our Wikipedia Editing Guide. However, we encourage you to attend a training, as they are fun, simple, and much easier to learn from!


 * Create a Wikipedia account and join our team! When creating an account, we recommend choosing a username that is personal to you, but doesn't personally identify you, as edits are publicly tied to your username. If you already have an account, please sign-up via the Dashboard. This helps us track everyone who edits with us and see how many pages we add to and create!


 * Join the Kundiman + Wikimedia Slack channel so you can ask questions at any time during the week. Just click the above link, enter in your email, and click on the #kundiman channel on the left sidebar!

Resources

 * For more ideas of entries to work on, take a look at past editathon pages: WikiAPA
 * List of Asian-American Writers


 * Notability guidelines for people
 * Notability guidelines for books
 * Notability guidelines for organizations


 * Your local Wikipedians!
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 * Check out our calendar of events